have i really not posted anything new this year? that's weird 'cause i've been listening to a lot of 'new' stuff lately, most of which i was introduced to in texas by my friend andy who used to work at kvrx in austin. hopefully that means that i'll be getting a lot of it up here in the near future.

my xmas present from andy was a mix cd, and my favorite song on it is currently william devaughn's be thankful for what you got, which i had never heard (or never noticed) before the mix cd, but which i've heard on the radio once or twice since. if you already know all about it, then please excuse my naivete, but if not then listen to it over and over again right now.

also on the cd: a bunch of houston (that's h-town) rappers singing about mouth jewelry... maybe not the most engaging topic for some people, but i like the songs. one of my favorites is from the south by Z-Ro, Paul Wall (who, from what i can gather, actually sells grills in addition to rapping about them), and Lil Flip.